The bird man of Brisbane : Silvester Diggles and his Ornithology of Australia /
When Silvester Diggles arrived in 1855 there was little artistic or scientific talent in the small frontier town of Brisbane. By the time of his death in 1880, his paramount legacy was a large book on Australian birds, profusely illustrated with hand-coloured lithographs. The compilation and content...
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Salisbury, Brisbane [Qld.] :
Boolarong Press,
2010
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